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Pilot of an small aircraft sel runs short of fuel and just makes a divert for fuel. Landing caused by carrying less than full fuel so that more passenger could be carried.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 324870 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Made personal trip to football game. Planned to carry friends and minimal fuel to limit weight. Bad WX made the fuel more needed. Made 1 landing with minimal fuel on board due to stronger than forecast winds. I planned this trip without enough options. Trip completed but not without some anxiety and bad decisions of payload versus fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL RUNS SHORT OF FUEL AND JUST MAKES A DIVERT FOR FUEL. LNDG CAUSED BY CARRYING LESS THAN FULL FUEL SO THAT MORE PAX COULD BE CARRIED.
Narrative: MADE PERSONAL TRIP TO FOOTBALL GAME. PLANNED TO CARRY FRIENDS AND MINIMAL FUEL TO LIMIT WT. BAD WX MADE THE FUEL MORE NEEDED. MADE 1 LNDG WITH MINIMAL FUEL ON BOARD DUE TO STRONGER THAN FORECAST WINDS. I PLANNED THIS TRIP WITHOUT ENOUGH OPTIONS. TRIP COMPLETED BUT NOT WITHOUT SOME ANXIETY AND BAD DECISIONS OF PAYLOAD VERSUS FUEL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.